CA Pub. Decisions

1. In re J.V.
   Oct 17, 2011
   H.V. (father) and M.C. (mother) appeal from the juvenile court's order terminating their parental rights to their now three-and-a-half year old twin boys J.V. and T.V. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26; all further statutory references are to this code.) They contend the court e…
2. P. v. Hammond
   Aug 14, 2011
   We are asked to determine whether defendant Dennis Lynn Hammond's conviction of four counts of lewd acts upon a child (Pen. Code,[1] section 288, subd. (a)) was the result of prejudicial prosecutorial misconduct arising from questions asked on cross-examination and statements…
3. P. v. McCloud
   Jul 22, 2011
   Ricky Jay McCloud, Jr., was sentenced to a prison term of 32 years and four months to life following trial on charges that took two juries to fully resolve. A first jury found him guilty of robbery (Pen. Code, § 211, subd. (a); count 1) and assault with a firearm (id., § 245, s…
4. CASSEL v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY Part-II
   Jul 14, 2011
   In order to encourage the candor necessary to a successful mediation, the Legislature has broadly provided for the confidentiality of things spoken or written in connection with a mediation proceeding. With specified statutory exceptions, neither â€
5. CASSEL v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY Part-I
   Jul 14, 2011
   In order to encourage the candor necessary to a successful mediation, the Legislature has broadly provided for the confidentiality of things spoken or written in connection with a mediation proceeding. With specified statutory exceptions, neither â€
6. CORTEZ v. ABICH
   Jul 14, 2011
   Under the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 (Cal-OSHA or the Act) (Lab. Code, § 6300 et seq.; all further unlabeled statutory references are to this code), employers are required to â€
7. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS v. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD Part-II
   Jul 14, 2011
   Facing a budget crisis, the City of Richmond decided to lay off 18 of its firefighter employees. The firefighters' union tried to negotiate with the city to avert the layoffs, but the city refused to bargain over its layoff decision. The union turned to the Public Employment …
8. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS v. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD
   Jul 14, 2011
   Facing a budget crisis, the City of Richmond decided to lay off 18 of its firefighter employees. The firefighters' union tried to negotiate with the city to avert the layoffs, but the city refused to bargain over its layoff decision. The union turned to the Public Employment …
9. KWIKSET CORPORATION v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY Part-II
   Jul 14, 2011
   This case arises from Kwikset Corporation's (Kwikset) manufacturing of locksets it labeled as â€
10. KWIKSET CORPORATION v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY Part-I
    Jul 14, 2011
    This case arises from Kwikset Corporation's (Kwikset) manufacturing of locksets it labeled as â€
11. KWIKSET CORPORATION v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY
    Jul 14, 2011
    This case arises from Kwikset Corporation's (Kwikset) manufacturing of locksets it labeled as â€
12. PEOPLE v. SOTO Part-II
    Jul 14, 2011
    The Legislature has made it a crime to commit a lewd or lascivious act on a child under age 14. (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a).) It has mandated additional penal consequences when the act is committed â€
13. PEOPLE v. SOTO Part-I
    Jul 14, 2011
    The Legislature has made it a crime to commit a lewd or lascivious act on a child under age 14. (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a).) It has mandated additional penal consequences when the act is committed â€
14. CATLIN v. SUPERIOR COURT OF KERN COUNTY
    Jul 14, 2011
    After petitioner Steven D. Catlin was sentenced to death, the Legislature enacted Penal Code section 1054.9.[1] That statute permits a defendant who has been sentenced either to death or to life imprisonment without parole to obtain discovery of â€
15. PEOPLE v. DIAZ Part-I
    Jul 14, 2011
    We granted review in this case to decide whether the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution permits law enforcement officers, approximately 90 minutes after lawfully arresting a suspect and transporting him to a detention facility, to conduct a warrantless search of t…
16. AMERON INTERNATIONALCORPORATION v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
    Jul 14, 2011
    A modification decision.
17. CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION v. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD Part-II
    Jul 14, 2011
    The California Constitution provides that any act to increase taxes must be passed by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature.[1] On the other hand, statutes that create or raise regulatory fees need only the assent of a simple majority.[2] In 2003, the Legislature passed amendments…
18. CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION v. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD Part-I
    Jul 14, 2011
    The California Constitution provides that any act to increase taxes must be passed by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature.[1] On the other hand, statutes that create or raise regulatory fees need only the assent of a simple majority.[2] In 2003, the Legislature passed amendments…
19. PEOPLE v. NELSON Part-II
    Jul 14, 2011
    A jury convicted defendant Bernard Albert Nelson of the first degree murder, robbery, and attempted carjacking of Richard Dunbar. It concluded, as a special circumstance, that the murder was committed in the course of the other two felonies. It also convicted him of robbing, infl…
20. PEOPLE v. NELSON Part-I
    Jul 14, 2011
    A jury convicted defendant Bernard Albert Nelson of the first degree murder, robbery, and attempted carjacking of Richard Dunbar. It concluded, as a special circumstance, that the murder was committed in the course of the other two felonies. It also convicted him of robbing, infl…